Washing machine



Jan. 12 192s. 1,569,709

- E. H. BURRAGE WASHING MACHINE Filed May 14, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Lrg,lf

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E. H BURRAGEl WASHING MACHINE Filed May 14. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 344112 n to@ i Patented .lan.f12, 1925.

varata-Mia ENocrr H.' B1JRRAGE, oF wuts/lionsAmrivr,'v NORTH CAROLINA.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application med May i4,

I'o (/,ZZ whom t may concern .i

`Be it known that I, ENooH H. BURRAen, a citizen of the United Stat-cs, residing at Kinston-Salem, in the countyl of vForsyth and` State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements` in Washing Machines, of which the follow'- ing is a speciica'tio j The present invention relates to washing machines of the typein which there is a revoluble receptacle mounted in a tub or casing.

The principal object of the invention is to s o mount a revoluble member in a fixed member that the said revoluble member may be readily removed from andreplaced in the fixed member. l l .Y 1

Other objectsv and'advantages of the device will appear from the following specilication and claims.

`In the drawings: k;

Figurevl is a top plan View of the washing machine Yshowing the druml or clothes receptacle mountedy within the tub or caslng. Y f

Figure 2 is a vertical section on the line 2 2, Figure 1 showing from a different point of view, themounting of the drum within the casing.

Figure 3 isa section on ,the line y3-3, Figure 2, with the stub shaft removed, showing the means for removably connecting the drum to the stub shaft andv also the mounting ofthe closure for the drum.

Figure 4 is a detail of one .portion-of the connection between the` drum and the stub shaft. i I I Figure, 5 shows the stubshaft and the portion thereof adapted to cooperate with the structure shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6' is a detail of the locking mechanism for locking the members shown in Figures 4and 5 together. e

Figure '7 is a bracket adapted to guide and limit the operation of the lever shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8'is a detail section on the line 8-8 Figure 1, showing the relation of the locking member to the plate shown in Figure 4 and to the cooperating member shown in Figure 5 when in locking position;

Figure 9 shows in detail the bearing bracket at the opposite lend of the drum.

Referring to thek drawings in detail:

15 is the casing or tub of the washing machine provided with the usual legs 16.-l

192s. serial no. 638.943.

.ject beyond the Afront side of Vthe tub ,tof

afford bearings for the shaft 2O on which ls'mounted the gear 21, the band wheel 22v and thehandle 23. Meshing with the gear wheel 2.1 is a gear 24 mounted on a stub shaft 25. projecting through suitable bearings 17 in one end of the tub or casing;`

Within the tub is mounted a vclosed receptacle inthe form of a drum 26, provided at one end with ,a trunnion 27 to support which ythere is provided a bearing'on the bracket inside of theend of the casing op,-

po'site to that through which the stub shaft 25 lprojects'. As shown, they bearing is. kinthe form of a strip 28 havinga loop 29 vx5 j yformed centrally therein which 'constitutes the bearing surface.

On the endl of the drum adjacent stub,- shaft 25 is lmounted a plate 30 having op-L positely extendingv arms 31 and 32 and up wardly and downwardly projecting por-4 tions 33 and 34 byV which theplate is`at tached to the drum in any suitable manner as by screws or nails. side of the plate is a polygonal lug 3,5, here Projecting .from the shown to be in the shape of a wedge. The

plate vabove the wedge-shaped lug is formed with an arcuate slot 36 and above said slot, in alinement with said wedge-shaped lug, is a'flat-sided lug 37. The inner end of the stub shaft 25 `is provided with a housing member 38 lhavingV a socket l39 therein adapted tol'snugly receive both of the lugs 35 and 37. -v`flhe walls of the housing 38 are provided with notches 40in alinement with each other and adapted to lie in alinement with the space between the lugs 35 and 37 7 i l when the lattjer are received within thehousing.. j v

In order tok prevent disconnection of the drum from theV stub shaft either acci? dentally or otherwise, there is pivotally mounted upon the plate 30 a lever 41 which is guided and limited in its pivotal move 30, and to the side of the leverk adjacent the f y Y ment by a bracket 42 attached tothe plate plate 30 is attached an arcuate bolt member 43 having a portion 44 adapted to ride in the slot 36 and also having an oifset portion 45 projecting beyond the surface of the plate 30 and adapted to pass through the notches 40 and of the housing `38 between the lugs and 37 to lock the drum to the stub shaft;

The drum 26 is provided With a lid or closure member 4G, arcuate in crossseetion, having` members-T attached thereto and extending transversely of the closure. Within the drum are brace members 48, that adjacent one side of the opening in the drum having notches 4) formed therein to receive the projectine` ends 5() of the member 4117. At the opposite side the closure member is )iovide .l Witl'i an overhangring portion adapted to rest upon one ol" the brace members i-S and to be locked in position by the turn but@ tons 5l.

From the foregoing description it Will-be apparent that my n'lachine is so constructed that the drum may be readily mounted in or removed` from" the machine and may be locked to the stub shalt in a simple, and etl'ective manner; I have provided a" simple bearing for the trunnion at the end of the drum opposite the stub shaft 25 and have provided a simple and ellective means for removably attaching the closure to the drinn.

Although I have shown my invention as attached to a particular' type ot Washing machine, it Will be understood that it may be* used in connection with other forms et Washing machines or under other conditions Where a similar arrangement of parts is desired. derstood that I am not to be limitedin the scope of my invention, except as I shall be limited by the claims appended hereto.

llilhat I claim is:

l. In a Washing` machine comprising a casing' and a drum rotatable therein, a journal and bearing; for said rotatable drum, comprising a plate secured to one end ot said d1"lun,;said plate having; a slot and a polygonal. projection adjaoeiit said slot, a stub shaft: mounted for rotation in one end of the casing and having at one end a socket shaped to receive said "polygonal projection, said socket having siots mi its opposite walls in.v

alinement with one another, and a locking' member movable in the slot said plate,

pro'ject'rncis beyond `the tace of theylattcr, and movable in the' slots of said socket above said projection.

Q. In Washing` machine comprising a easing" and a drum.rotatable therein, a journal* and bearing,` for said rotatable drinn, and comprising,- af plate `secured to one end of said drum, said plate lnrving,v a slot therein' and a pair or" .proj'eetions` extending from the face there'- of on" oppositel sides ot said slot, one of saidl projections being polygonal in cross- It is therefore to be un-.

section, a stub shaft rotatably mounted in one end of the casing` andlhavmg at one end a socket shaped to receive said polygonal projection, said socket having slots in its opposite Walls' in alinement with one another, and a locking member movable in vthe slot of said plate and projecting beyond the face of' the latter, said locking member being.,y movable into theslots ot said socket between said projections.

3. In a Washingr machine having` a casing and a revoluble drum therein, means for removably mounting the drunifin said easv ing; comprising' means for rotatably suiiport ing one end of the drum. in the eorrespoi'idinpg end otthe casing, a pair ot spaced lugs at the opposite end of' the drum, a stub shaft proj ectinsr through theend oli' the easing; adjacent the lugs'having' its end provided With aV socketto receive said lugs,` the Walls of said socket having notches adapted to align With the space between,y said lugs When the latter are in place` inthe socket and a lock* ingmember adapted to be projected through said notches and between said lugs.

4. In a Washing' machine having a casing,` and a drum therein, said drum having' rotatable connection at one end with the corref spending end of the casing, a pair` of spaced lugs secured to the opposite end of the drum, a stub shaft rotatable in the end of the easing adjacentsaid lugs andI having; a socket at one end adapted to receive said lugs, the Walls of said' socketbeing notched in alignment With the Vspace between said lugs, locking member adapted to vslideV through said aligned notches and between said lugs, and a lever pivoted to the drum for actuating said locking member.

5. In a device of the character described,

a casing.;` and a revoluble drum therein,

means detaehably suliporting the drum in the easing, comprising* means for rotatably supporting one end of the drum at the correspondiiur end ot the casino a plate at the opposite end oi" the drum havingy a slot` therein, lupgs projecting fromopposite sides o'tsaid slot, a stub shatt rotatable in theend of the casing;` opposite the plate and having` a socket adapted to receive and conforming1 in shape with said lugs, the Walls of said socket having.;` cut away portions adapted to align With the slot between the l-ugrs `when the latter are received in said socket, and a` bolt sliding .in said slot and having, an` oli'- set portion extending beyond the vtace ot said plate. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ENOGH H. BURRAGE. 

